2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

1. Courses are listed by department.

2. 300 and 400 level courses are designed for students of upper-division standing (junior or senior standing).

3. In the course description, the digit(s) next to the course name indicate(s) the semester hours of credit for the course.

4. In planning schedules, students should be reminded that all courses are not offered each semester. In order that students may better plan their program of study, the semesters in which courses will be offered may be listed under the course description. Contact the department chair for information regarding the offering of a course without semester designation.

5. Courses that are designated Experiential Learning will have the following: (Q) All sections of Q designated courses will be experiential learning sections. (Q*) Selected sections of Q* designated courses will be experiential learning sections.
 

Chemistry
  

  • CHEM 433L Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory - 1 credit

    Prerequisite(s):  CHEM 332 /CHEM 332L 
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 433 
    The experiments and assignments supplement the materials presented in CHEM 433  and include the utilization of modern synthetic techniques and reactions to construct target molecules.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • CHEM 441 Physical Chemistry I - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 161  or MATH 161B , PHYS 212 , and CHEM 112 
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 441L 
    Theories and laws relating to chemical and physical changes including gas properties, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases and kinetics of chemical reactions.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • CHEM 441L Physical Chemistry I Laboratory - 1 credit

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 321 
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 441 
    Applications of physical chemistry techniques.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • CHEM 442 Physical Chemistry II - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 161  or MATH 161B , PHYS 212 , and CHEM 112 
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 442L 
    Theories and laws relating to molecular structure including quantum chemistry, statistical thermodynamics, determination of molecular structure and electric and magnetic properties of molecules.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  

  • CHEM 442L Physical Chemistry II Laboratory - 1 credit

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 441L 
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 442 
    Application of physical chemistry techniques for the determination of molecular structure.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  

  • CHEM 443 Atmospheric Chemistry - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A grade of ‘C’ or better in CHEM 112  or a grade of ‘C’ or better in MATH 160  or MATH 160B 
    This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamental chemistry of the atmosphere. The emphasis of the first third of the semester will be laying a foundation of understanding the chemistry of the natural atmosphere. The second two thirds will focus on current issues. Indoor air pollution is also addressed.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed.
  

  • CHEM 450 Principles of Biochemistry - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 331  and permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 450L 
    A survey of the fundamental principles of biochemistry.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed.
  

  • CHEM 450L Principles of Biochemistry Laboratory - 1 credit

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 331 /CHEM 331L  and permission of the instructor
    Corequisite(s): CHEM 450 
    The laboratory demonstrates the topics and principles presented in the lecture.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed.
  

  • CHEM 453 Biomolecular Structure and Function - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CHEM 332 , PHYS 205  or PHYS 211 , and MATH 160  or MATH 160B 
    Corequisite(s):  CHEM 453L 
    This course explores the correlation between biomolecular structure and function through molecular modeling, structural biology and biophysical techniques. Topics include protein structure, nucleic structure, folding and dynamics, molecular recognition, catalysis, allostery, comparative modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, structure determination with experimental d analysis of molecular motions. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  

  • CHEM 453L Biomolecular Structure and Function Laboratory - 1 credit

    Corequisite(s): CHEM 453 
    The practical laboratory course introduces students to methods in structural biology that focus on the study of proteins and nucleic acids. Computational methods include comparative sequence analysis, ab initio and comparative molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, and structure calculations based on experimental data. Experimental studies are analyzed to demonstrate the correlations between functional activity and structural features of biomolecules.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • CHEM 499 Q Directed Undergraduate Research - 1 to 6 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A contract must be approved by the instructor and the department chair by the time of registration
    Structured undergraduate research projects conducted with faculty direction and participation. Projects explore chemical or related problems using the scientific method.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Chinese
  

  • CHIN 110 Introductory Chinese I - 3 credits

    Development of fundamental language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) with additional consideration of culture. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CHIN 115 Introductory Chinese I - 5 credits

    This course introduces students to the Mandarin Chinese language and the many facets of Chinese culture. This course also helps students develop the basic language skills of speaking, listening, and communicating in everyday situation in Chinese culture. As a flipped/hybrid course, three credits are delivered face-to-face and two hours via distance learning format.
    Semester(s) Offered: F, S, Su
  

  • CHIN 120 Introductory Chinese II - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CHIN 110  or permission of the instructor
    A continuation of CHIN 110 . Fundamentals of the language through aural comprehension, listening, reading and writing.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CHIN 210 Intermediate Chinese I - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s):  CHIN 120  or CHIN 115, or permission of the instructor
    This course is a continuation of CHIN 120  or CHIN 115. Students gain further development of fundamental language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) and appreciation for Chinese culture. This course trains students to function successfully in Chinese culture using Mandarin Chinese as their primary language. Students learn to discuss a wide range of topics relating to school experience and social life such as the weather, dining, dating, sports, and travel in Chinese. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CHIN 211 Intermediate Chinese II - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s):  CHIN 210  with a grade of ‘C’ or better or permission of the instructor
    This course refines and further develops the fundamental language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) in preparation for advanced-level course work. Using Mandarin Chinese as their primary language, students engage in activities at novice-mid proficiency level, necessary to function successfully in everyday situations in Chinese culture. The course also helps them gain more and in-depth knowledge of different aspects of Chinese culture and society. Students learn to discuss in Chinese a wide range of topics relating to social life such as seeing a doctor, asking and giving directions, and renting and leasing an apartment.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CHIN 310 Chinese Conversation - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CHIN 210  or permission of the instructor
    This course provides students who have taken CHIN 210, or obtained equivalent proficiency, with the opportunity to further develop oral skills in Mandarin Chinese at the intermediate­mid level. Students build vocabulary and skills in the use of appropriate social protocol and communicative practices for a variety of living and professional settings with people who speak Mandarin. Students also deepen their understanding and appreciation for Chinese culture through a series of communicative and purposeful activities set in authentic social and cultural contexts.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CHIN 311 Chinese Reading and Writing - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s):  CHIN 210  or permission of the instructor
    This course provides students who have taken CHIN 210, or obtained equivalent proficiency, with the opportunity to further develop reading and writing skills in Mandarin Chinese at the intermediate-mid level. Students gain knowledge of Chinese vocabulary and grammar through authentic intermediate-mid-level texts with exercises specifically created to guide comprehension and to strengthen reading strategies. Students acquire about 300 essential Chinese characters and master effective tools for character learning.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CHIN 350 Chinese Language Study Abroad - 3 to 6 credits

    Prerequisite(s): Approval from the department chair of the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies
    Language study abroad with instruction by native speaking instructors. Credit hours granted dependent on the number of hours taken. Upon successful completion of an approved program students must furnish a certificate and/or examination results. Prior consultation with the Department of Languages and Intercultural Studies is mandatory before enrollment.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CHIN 390 Introduction to Chinese Literature and Film - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s):  CHIN 210  or permission of instructor
    This course provides an introduction to influential literary and cinematic works from the Chinese-speaking world. Students learn about China and Chinese people’s everyday life by reading and watching their stories documented in textual and visual materials including classic Tang poetry, modern proses, and films about Chinese society. These materials allow students to examine crucial traditions and values that have shaped the cultural identities of the Chinese. The course also promotes students’ acquisition of intermediate Chinese reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills through engagement with selected materials. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Communication
  

  • COMM 101 Introduction to Communication - 3 credits

    Introduces students to the study of communication and its history, theories, and principles, and serves to improve students’ critical thinking, perception, and communicative awareness.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 140 Communication and Public Speaking - 3 credits

    Provides an overview of the study of communication. Topics may include interpersonal communication, group communication, and public speaking. Students learn about verbal and nonverbal communication, listening, and fundamental practices of public speaking.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 150 Media, Self and the World - 3 credits

    Equivalent: COMM 150H 
    Examines the many ways media systems and mediated communication shape our understanding of ourselves and our world. How various media (e.g., television, internet, newspapers) interact and deliver content (e.g., entertainment, news, advertising) that influences the “real world” are examined. Also looks at how new technologies allow easier direct access to content. Special attention is given to how students can apply media literacy skills to their academic and personal lives.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 160 Persuasion - 3 credits

    Introduces the study and practice of persuasion in various contexts. Topics may include how persuasion shapes attitudes, thoughts, decisions, arguments, and behaviors, with emphasis on source, message, medium, and audience impacts. Students learn to critically evaluate persuasive appeals in public addresses, marketing, news, social media, group, and interpersonal contexts.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 201 Communicating with Cultural Awareness: Diversity, Difference, and Inclusion - 3 credits

    Examines how people communicate with cultural mindfulness and awareness in everyday life. Students learn communication concepts, strategies, and theories for inclusive communication in personal, social, and professional contexts.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 206 Introduction to Sports Communication - 3 credits

    Introduces the study of sport from various communication perspectives. Topics may include the sports media complex and sport in relation to mythology; race, gender, ability, and equity; interpersonal relationships; family communication; leadership communication; violence; and crisis communication. Students learn analysis and critique of sport as a cultural space through communication theory and research.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 210 Introduction to Communication Studies - 3 credits

    Introduces the communication studies concentration. Students learn what constitutes applied communication; modern, classical, and critical ways to study and measure communication; and professional routes available to students upon graduation.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 211 Introduction to Health Communication - 3 credits

    Provides an overview of how health is communicated interpersonally and via media. Topics may include how health is understood culturally; patient-provider communication; and development, implementation, and evaluation of health communication campaigns. Students learn to apply communication principles as heath care consumers or professionals.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 275 Communication Theory - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Provides in-depth understanding of theories in communication and media contexts. Students learn to understand, critique, and apply theory they will use in their later classes, research, and capstone.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 276 Communication Research - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Provides in-depth understanding of research methods in communication and media contexts. Students learn to understand, critique, and apply methods they will use in their later classes, research, and capstone.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 301 Q Intercultural Communication - 3 credits

    Equivalent: LIS 301 
    Focuses on how culture influences communication. Topics may include rituals, social dramas, media content, or communication practices across and between cultures. Students participate in discussion of different worldviews to gain cultural competency.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 302 Communication Law and Ethics - 3 credits

    Equivalent: JOUR 306  
    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Covers legal cases and ethical issues in communication problems. Topics may include precedents, negligence, and oversight in corporations and organizations.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 304 Gender Communication - 3 credits

    Examines connections between gender, identity, culture, and communication. Students learn the multiple ways gender roles are created and sustained through communication, including in contexts such as families, schools, the workplace, and media.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 306 Sports Media - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 206  
    Provides understanding and application of theory to the critical study of sports media. Topics may include cultural and systemic issues in sports news media, sports ownership, broadcast rights, social media, and how athletes are presented through media content. Students learn how communication of sport relates to race, gender, sexuality, ability, nationality, and other identities.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  

  • COMM 308 Disinformation and Propaganda - 3 credits

    Explores how public opinion and manipulative communication practices impact each other and society. Topics may include defining and recognizing propaganda, persuasion in strategic communication campaigns, propaganda as a tool of warfare and terrorism, contemporary disinformation, and the role of popular culture in propaganda. Students learn to recognize disinformation in democratic and authoritarian societies and to resist manipulative media content.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 312 Popular Media and Health - 3 credits

    Explores the relationship between media-based messages (in popular shows, movies, social media, news, and online) and individual and public health. Focuses on health communication theory and strategy for critiquing and maximizing campaign message effectiveness, improving health outcomes, and reducing health disparities. Students learn practical tools and theoretical knowledge to improve their roles as future health care consumers or professionals.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • COMM 313 Relationships and Health - 3 credits

    Explores the influence of interpersonal communication on the delivery of healthcare and the promotion of health. Topics may include patient-provider relationships, social support, family communication about health, interpersonal communication and technology, and everyday talk about health. Students learn practical tools and theory to improve their roles as future health care consumers or professionals.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring
  

  • COMM 314 Q Video Production and Practice - 3 credits

    Introduces the foundational basics of video production. Students build skills in areas such as video composition, lighting, and audio and develop an understanding of the technology and theory behind video production via individual and team activities.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 316 Entertainment Media - 3 credits

    Examines the entertainment industry in the United States, including television networks and movie studios. Topics may include scripts, casting, location shooting, career choices, and biographies of people working in the industry.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 320 Organizational Video Production - 3 credits

    Builds skills for persuading, informing, or entertaining within and from organizations through short-form videos. Students develop proficiency in video production techniques and technologies through the creation of hype, crisis, and public service videos.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 323 Imagery of Advertising - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s):  COMM 140  or JOUR 201 
    A study of the communicative power of advertisements; introduces concepts and techniques used by advertisers to create, target, and place advertisements through various media. Through critical inquiry and rhetorical analysis, students look beyond the surface of an advertisement and recognize what it says to consumers and about our culture.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 330 Communication and Technology - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  or JOUR 201  
    Examines the relationships between communication messages and the media used to share them. Topics may include how technologies grow in use, perspectives on the use of communication tools, and implications for individuals and society.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 334 Small Group Communication - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  or ENGL 390 
    The study and practice of small group communication through creative approaches to problem solving.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 337 Rhetoric and Communication - 3 credits

    Presents rhetorical theory and criticism within contemporary and historical contexts. Topics may include critiquing rhetoric in visual images, music, speeches, demonstrations, videos, social media, advertising, and political messages.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 338 Games, Play and Culture - 3 credits

    Equivalent: LIS 338  
    Examines the role of games–from casual games to those designed to provoke thought and engagement–in the development of genres, practices, identities, and various gamer cultures. Topics may include how game rules and player choices influence the game experience and the cultures represented by the games, their creators, and players themselves. Students learn about game subcultures and critically analyze games in the global context as intercultural, participatory media.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 340 Media Effects - 3 credits

    Examines how people are affected by media content. Topics may include what content affects people, what those effects are and how often they occur, and what situations make effects more likely to happen–for example, if violent content causes people to become violent. Students learn the history and major categories of effects, how to analyze and evaluate media content, and to help others avoid negative media effects.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 341 Advanced Public Speaking - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Continues understanding and practice of public speaking at an advanced level, with a focus on speech structure and delivery methods. Topics may include audience analysis, evaluation of other public communication, and self-reflection processes. Students learn to develop their own, personal speaking style.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 345 Communication Activism - 3 credits

    Explores the role of communication in advocacy and social movements. Topics may include strategic communication and activism, news coverage of protests and activists, attracting suppo1ters, disruptive or illegal protest tactics, public opinion, and successful messaging tactics. Students learn to identify, analyze, and critique communication strategies used in activism; examine media coverage of social movements; and question how communication facilitates or hinders social change.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 348 Family Communication - 3 credits

    Covers theories and practices related to communication within families. Topics may include communication within a variety of family contexts, issues within family systems, intimacy and closeness, power and decision making, family narratives, and modern family forms. Students learn to understand and apply effective family communication.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 350 Interpersonal Communication Foundations - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Covers communicating with friends, co-workers, peers, and various general publics. Topics may include nonverbal communication, conflict management, listening, communication and self-concept, and language and cultural differences.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 362 Enticing Signs: The Semiotics of Advertisements - 3 credits

    A study of signs, sign systems, and the production of meaning in advertising messages from the perspective of the field of semiotics. A vast array of advertisements influences and affect our lives in many ways. Looks at various aspects of this form of discourse from the standpoint of semiotic analysis and related conceptual frameworks. Students consider the signifying processes that underlie advertising messages in print, electronic, and digital form. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 365 Women and Media - 3 credits

    Examines the history of women’s roles and contributions to media industries. Topics may include employment opportunities for women and media effects on women.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 367 Q* Political Communication - 3 credits

    Equivalent: POLI 367  
    Prerequisite(s): POLI 201  or COMM 140  
    Analyzes communication as a source of power for democratic governments and their citizens. Topics may include the news media’s effects on politicians and public opinion, strategic communication in political campaigns, political divisions, and social media and political extremism. Students evaluate communication in a democracy, distinguish factual information from conspiracy and spin, and become critical consumers of political information.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 372 Organizational Communication - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Examines how organizations design and use communication. Topics may include communication methods, leadership, conflict management, diversity, and globalization. Students learn how to achieve individual and group goals in organizations and apply skills to their workplace and personal lives. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COMM 373 Organizational Media Design - 3 credits

    Examines preproduction and project management for creating video and other media for organizations. Students use a variety of assignments to build toward a completed media project proposal.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 374 Organizational Communication Simulation - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 372  
    Students develop and apply organizational communication skills in simulations of real-world organizations. Topics may include communication climate, leadership, group-decision making, consulting, and employment interviews. Students learn to review, evaluate, and recommend best practices in communication that create and sustain organizations.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 380 Signs Among Us: The Semiotics of Culture - 3 credits

    Equivalent: IDS 380 
    A study of the signs and sign systems produced, exchanged and interpreted in contemporary culture. From toys to cuisine, from comics to video games, from plastic to astrology, the course offers critical approaches to the multiple spheres of meaning in which people move.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 390 Storytelling Across Media - 3 credits

    Students explore the power of storytelling by producing stories with different cultural functions (e.g., to illuminate lesser known aspects of a given culture, to create awareness of a marginal culture, to inspire change or activism, etc.). Topics may include self-presentation, personal/communal identity, audiences, and societal/cultural contexts.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 399 Q Independent Study in Communication - 1 to 3 credits

    Students complete scholarly work in an area not offered in traditional courses. This work can be a document, performance, or body of work that reflects the student’s research or knowledge developed. Designed for advanced and self-motivated students. May be repeated for up to 6 independent study credits; no two independent studies per student may be about the same topic.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 406 Communication Identity in Sport - 3 credits

    Facilitates in-depth understanding and application of theory to the study of sport, communication, and the social construction of identity. Teaches analysis and critique of how sport serves as a historical and cultural force in the social construction of identity as well as how sport serves as a site for resistance and power, both locally and globally. Topics may include examination of communicative constructions and representations at the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, ability, national identity, and other identity factors that are influenced by and exert influence upon sport.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • COMM 407 Communication, Politics, Culture, & Sport - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 206  
    Facilitates in-depth understanding and application of theory to the study of sport as a communicative space that both influences and is influenced by the political. Teaches analysis and critique of how sport serves as a historical, cultural, and ideological influence upon cultural values and local and global political and social movements. Topics may include examination of sport as a site of political struggle, sport and activism, international conflict and sport, and sport within social and political movements.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • COMM 410 Special Topics in Communication - 3 credits

    Allows students to explore a special topic within media or communication at an advanced level.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 430 Film and Culture: Ethnographic Film - 3 credits

    Introduces films and film techniques designed to explore cultural contexts, such as customs and identities. Topics include ethnographic processes and approaches used by filmmakers, ethics of representation, self-reflexivity, and the relation of time and space to culture.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 431 Effects and Representation from Popular Films - 3 credits

    Explores identity and representation in popular movies from the perspective of audiences. Topics may include social, political, economic, and historical contexts of films, as well as misrepresentation, exploitation, and appropriation of identities. Students learn about film techniques, and uses and effects of popular films. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 433 Persuasion and Influence in the Digital Age - 3 credits

    Examines persuasion and influence in digital environments, such as social media, smartphone apps, and streaming video. Topics may include persuasion principles and processes. Equips students to identify and critique many of the persuasive strategies encountered in daily life.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 447 Qualitative Inquiry in Communication - 3 credits

    Reviews the foundations and goals of analyzing communication qualitatively. Topics may include a variety of qualitative methodologies and specific methods. Students learn research ethics issues, including as they relate to different qualitative research approaches.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 460 Digital Video Editing - 3 credits

    Equivalent: ARTS 460  
    Covers principles and art behind editing for film, video, and television, including the terminology and language of video editing. Students manipulate and edit digital footage.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 470 Communication and Conflict Management - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  
    Explores conflict management, underlying causes of conflict, and strategies for handling conflicts. Topics may include conflict and emotion, negotiation tactics, and mediation. Students learn how to prepare for, diagnose, recover from, and learn from conflicts and to avoid future conflicts.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • COMM 491 Communication Capstone: Thesis - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 275  and COMM 276 ; Must have completed or be in the process of completing 75 credits or more.
    Students apply their knowledge, education and experience to develop a significant research study that explores their communication interests related to their concentration. Students learn to design and complete a theoretically-driven study, and how to incorporate theory and research methods into study design.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 492 Q* Communication Capstone: Project - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 275  and COMM 276 ; Must have completed or be in the process of completing 75 credit hours or more. 
    Students apply their knowledge, education and experience to develop a significant project that explores their communication interests related to their concentration. Each project is initially outlined in an individual Overview Statement agreed on by student and course instructor. Students learn to create and manage a large project creation and how to incorporate theory and research methods into project design.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 495 Q Communication Internship - 1 to 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140 ; Must have completed or be in the process of completing 60 credit hours or more. 
    Provides professional experience and instruction while working with a media or communication organization. Topics vary by internship but may include professional planning, best practices, and evaluation of organizations. Students gain professional communication knowledge and skills, and networking opportunities with professionals in their field. Requires 40 (for 1 credit), 80 (for 2 credits), or 120 hours (for 3 credits) of on-site work; a journal; and a final paper. May be repeated for up to six credit hours.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • COMM 496 Sports Communication Internship - 1 to 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): COMM 140  and COMM 206 ; Must have completed or be in the process of completing 60 credits or more.  
    Provides professional experience and instruction while working with a sport-specific media or communication organization. Topics vary by internship but may include professional planning, best practices, and evaluation of organizations. Students gain professional communication knowledge and skills, and networking opportunities with professionals in their field. Requires 40 (for 1 credit), 80 (for 2 credits) or 120 hours (for 3 credits) of on-site work, a journal, and a final paper. May be repeated for up to six credit hours. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • LIS 338 Games, Play and Cultures - 3 credits

    Equivalent: COMM 338 
    Games and gameplay are unique among media. Whether they are light, casual games or titles engaging with deep, thought-provoking themes and issues, each player is drawn into shaping and creating the play experience through the game’s rules and procedures. The choices of how and which creative experiences are brought about through play serve as a window into, and a means to understand, the cultures that produce and play them. While it is easy to think of “gamer culture” as a homogeneous and global category, games and gamer cultures are as nuanced and diverse as the people creating and playing them. This course focuses on the critical analysis of games in the global context as intercultural, participatory media.
    Semester(s) Offered: F, W, S, M, Su.

Communication, Languages and Cultures
  

  • CLC 385 Screens’: Communication Systems in Global Media - 3 credits

    Equivalent: IDS 385 
    Approaches to the properties and interaction of communication systems in the phenomenon of ‘screens’ — devices with global connectivity that are rapidly transforming interpersonal and intercultural communication. Considers the origins, elements and functions of various kinds of intermodal communication as well as their scope (possibilities and limits). Topics discussed may include principles of information theory, integrated theory of communication, the notion of interface, and aspects of the semiotics of culture.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Community and Business Engagement
  

  • COBE 215 Q CoBE Consulting Practicum I - 0 to 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the CoBE Institute and approval by Program Director
    This course serves as the instructional section of the Community and Business Engagement Institute (CoBE), where CoBE Associates will meet with the CoBE Director to discuss projects, projects statuses and deadlines, and receive instruction, guidance and mentorship on defining project scopes, resolving project objectives, developing project deliverables and presenting to clients. The course is designed for freshman/sophomores CoBE Associates in the program. Students will receive additional guidance, counseling and mentorship from the CoBE Director and junior and senior CoBE Associates who have successfully passed previous sections of the CoBE Consulting Practicum. Pass/Fail grading only. This course may be repeated.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • COBE 415 Q CoBE Consulting Practicum II - 0 to 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the CoBE Institute and approval by Program Director
    This course serves as the instructional section of the Community and Business Engagement Institute (CoBE), where CoBE Associates will meet with the CoBE Director to discuss projects, projects statuses and deadlines, and receive instruction, guidance and mentorship on defining project scopes, resolving project objectives, developing project deliverables and presenting to clients. The course is designed for junior/senior CoBE Associates in the program. In addition to successfully completing course objectives, students will serve in a leadership role, providing additional guidance, counseling and mentorship to new CoBE Associates and occasionally assume the responsibility of team leader. Pass/Fail grading only. This course may be repeated.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring

Computing Sciences
  

  • CSCI 101 Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web - 3 credits

    This course incorporates critical thinking as students learn about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Topics include introductory computing concepts, networking basics, the Internet, utilizing Web technologies responsibly, social networking, privacy, and digital security. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CSCI 110 Enterprise Business Applications - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): Business or Computer Science majors, or permission of the instructor
    A survey course designed for Business or Computer Science majors. The course focuses on business applications involving beginning and intermediate spreadsheets and presentation software.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CSCI 120 Introduction to Web Interface Development - 3 credits

    An introduction to the design and development of interactive Web 2.0 user interfaces using client-side programming languages. Topics include layout and design for multiple screen sizes, form creation and validation, client-side DOM manipulation, coding frameworks, and interaction design best practices.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
  

  • CSCI 130 Introduction to Computer Science - 3 credits

    Note: Computer Usage
    Designed as an introduction to Computer Science; provides a comprehensive overview of the field of Computer Science in areas such as machine architecture, data storage, data manipulation, operating systems, algorithms, programming languages, data structures, database structures, computational complexity, and artificial intelligence; includes a brief introduction to programming.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • CSCI 135 Introduction to Programming - 3 credits

    (Students are required to have a personal notebook computer for this course) This course provides an introduction to computer programming using a dynamically typed language. Topics include algorithm development, input/output, conditional statements, loops, functions, and use of basic data structures.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 140 Introduction to Algorithmic Design I - 3 credits

    Note: Computer Usage; Students are required to have a personal notebook computer for this course
    Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 , MATH 130B , MATH 130I , MATH 131 , MATH 132 , MATH 135 , MATH 160 , MATH 160B , MATH 161  or MATH 161B ; all with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or a placement score of MATH 132, MATH 135, MATH 160
    Corequisite(s): CSCI 140L  
    An introduction to problem solving and algorithmic design methodology using a high-level programming language. Topics include problem solving techniques; subprograms and modularity; fundamental data types and structures; flow of control statements; and file input/output. Three lecture hours per week.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  
  

  • CSCI 145 Intermediate Programming - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 135  with a grade of ‘C’ or better, or CSCI 140 /CSCI 140L , both with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    (Students are required to have a personal notebook computer for this course) This course continues the study of programming in a dynamically typed language. Topics include object-oriented development, user-defined data types, debugging, testing, and elementary distributed computing. F, S.
  

  • CSCI 150 Introduction to Algorithmic Design II - 3 credits

    Note: Computer Usage; Students are required to have a personal notebook computer for this course
    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 140 /CSCI 140L  AND the choice of MATH 130 , MATH 130B , MATH 130I , MATH 131 , MATH 132 , MATH 135 , MATH 160 , MATH 160B , MATH 161  or MATH 161B ; all with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    Corequisite(s): CSCI 150L 
    A continuation of CSCI 140 . Continued development of discipline in program design, style and expression, debugging and testing. Topics include object oriented programming and algorithm design; elementary data structures; user-defined data types, inheritance, and encapsulation.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  
  

  • CSCI 170 Ethics in Computer Science - 1 credit

    Provides real-world experiences that stimulate discussion of ethical issues in the technical work place. Topics include: ACM Code of Ethics, general moral responsibilities, privacy security, copyright and ownership agreements, computer crimes, and personal ethics. Class format presents case studies of current news events regarding computer ethics.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • CSCI 207 Programming in C++ - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 145  or CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L  with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    Computer programming in the C ++ language.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • CSCI 208 Programming in Visual Basic - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 145  or CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L  with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    An introduction to programming with Visual Basic including Windows interface controls, Active X controls, and database access using Active X objects.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed
  

  • CSCI 209 Programming in Java - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 145   or CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L  with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    Students will learn to program in the Java programming language. Topics include inheritance, threads, graphics, network programming, and Web-programming.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed.
  

  • CSCI 210 Computer Organization and Programming - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A grade of ‘C’ or better in CSCI 145  or CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L  and MATH 174 
    Logical basis of computer structure, machine representation of information, flow of control, instruction codes, arithmetic and logical operations, indexing, indirect addressing, input-output, sub-routines, linkages, macros. Interpretive and assembly systems, and pushdown stacks. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall
  

  • CSCI 211 Computer Infrastructure - 3 credits

    This course covers core computer hardware, including the relationships between components of a computer system. Software components are also introduced, including the fundamentals of the computer operating system and an introduction to virtualization systems.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 216 Linux Fundamentals I - 3 credits

    This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of how to use a Linux operating system. Topics include accessing the command line, file manipulation, managing users and groups, file system permissions, controlling services, managing processes, configuring networking, and using package managers. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 220 Data Structures - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A grade of ‘C’ or better in CSCI 145  or CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L  and MATH 174 
    Topics include analysis of algorithms, with emphasis on computational complexity and advanced algorithms including self-adjusting trees, hashing, graphs, sorting, searching, and greedy algorithms.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 225 Introduction to Relational Database and SQL - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A grade of ‘C’ or better in CSCI 135  or CSCI 140 /CSCI 140L 
    This course will provide an introduction to relational database concepts and the design of relational databases. It will also provide a thorough introduction to SQL.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 250 Q* Information Management - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A grade of ‘C’ or better in CSCI 135  or CSCI 140 /CSCI 140L 
    This course covers the key aspects of information management including the acquisition, classification, storage, analysis, presentation, and archival of information. Privacy and security of information are also addressed. The course connects theoretical concepts with practice through experiential learning activities that are designed to provide students with real-world experiences related to the life cycle of information. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 270 Data Communication Systems and Networks - 3 credits

    Fundamentals of data communications, including hardware, basic components of communications, configurations, networks and applications, protocols, security, and software are discussed. 
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 280 Strategies in Problem Solving - 1 credit

    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L  with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    The focus of this course is on practical problem solving in both individual and team settings. A variety of problems that require different types of solutions and algorithms will be presented, as well as problems to be solved. Students will also develop programming and teamwork techniques in a competition setting while gaining proficiency in applying a systematic approach to problem solving.
    Semester(s) Offered: Offered as needed.
  

  • CSCI 303 Introduction to Server-side Web Application Development - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): CSCI 145  or CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L ; CSCI 120 ; and CSCI 225 ; all with a grade of ‘C’ or better
    A thorough introduction to development and deployment of web-based applications. Topics include middleware programming concepts, client server architecture, database access, state management, and application security. Students are expected to already have proficiency with introductory computer programming, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and SQL or other database query framework.
    Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
  

  • CSCI 310 Introduction to Computer Architecture - 3 credits

    Prerequisite(s): A grade of ‘C’ or better in CSCI 145  or  CSCI 150 /CSCI 150L   and CSCI 210 , and MATH 174  
    An introduction to the fundamental aspects of a computer system’s structure and behavior; binary arithmetic, combinational logic, circuit design, instruction sets, register operations and flip-flops, control system functions, memories, interrupt structures, processors, and performance measures will be covered.
    Semester(s) Offered: Spring
 

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